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South&Car o 1 i ni and>fcLi brary Horseshoe ? Gamecocks 17, Georgia 10. See page 12. The Gamecock Founded 1908 Volume 77, No. 25 University of South Carolina October 1, 1984 ? HBG5ES3S9HHHHBB IB iPl ftra! I vu hb B8S6988WIH88BJBB8P8H88BpwSS1IBB8fSBBHBHB!HEk6 IH y$>:?l|S^S5fl^^wS^^^H8r k Photo by Chip Lowell Who's upset Gamecock defensive tackle Fitzgerald Davis celebrates USC's 17-10 upset win over the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday. The third-largest crowd in USC history, 74,325, watched the game at Williams Brice Stadium. See story, page 12. $150,000 promised Businessman's Summit Fund pledge endows Jev From Staff Reports l^e saj(j such an individual also Cente Melvin Solomon of Charleston has would have much to contribute to of the pledged $150,000 to the Summit fund university programs in philosophy, As onAmx, o phoir in i^uuich 'At historv. foreien lancuaees and develc IU tllUUVT (I VIIUII III V ?? ?0* m v?? ^ , ^ w w USC. literatures and government and inter- mittee The Chair professorship will be national studies. and S know as the Melvin and Judith Solomon is board chairman and Solon Solomon Chair of Jewish Studies, said president of The Solomon Group Ltd., acade Summit Fund State Chairman Robert a financial advisory and consulting and si McNair. corporation. In its final phase, the Summit Fund IN is steadily gaining on its $35 million A MEMBER of the Trident Jewi goal with more than $28 million now Chamber of Commerce, he is a general dram committed, McNair said of the largest partner in several companies in educa fund-raising effort in (JSC's history. Georgia, North and South Carolina. simile He currently serves as president of itiate< "WF.'RF. PARTICULARLY nleas- Chroheza Realty Co. and the Melville collef ed and gratified by Mr. Solomon's Co., both of Charleston. 10 ye gift. His contribution will have a ma- A.n active member of the Charleston Jewis jor impact upon the public life of our Jewish community, Solomon is a Fui state and region," said Donald Jones, member of the Brith Shalom Beth sougl USC's Department of Religious Israel Synagogue board of trustees, co- schol Studies chairman. chairman of the Charleston Israel lectu ? ^ 1 ~r i i I "The individual chosen to till this Monti Drive anu a inemuci ui i> imi muui faculty chair will be a nationally and B'rith. cultu internationally recognized Jewish He has served as president of the high teacher/scholar with interdisciplinary Charleston jewish Welfare Fund, a semii 1 1 M *;-- " "I-1"'1 ai' ihi? l<nvkh fommunitv Sock iniercsis aiiu aouiuc^, .nmo nuuiu. - Office building 1 as hntpl rmnntia By Ann Farmer Negotiations continue between USC and investors interested in buying the Wade Hampton Hotel. Paul Ward, USC legal counsel, would not confirm a report from WCOS radio that the deal had been closed, but said he expected the university to reach an agreement with investors sometime this week. He said he had been talking with John Lumpkin of Columbia's McNair law firm, who represents the investors. Wade Hampton Associates. The associates include Bill Geiger of Geiger, McElveen & Kennedy engineers and architects. The group made the only bid on the property. WARD STRESSED that the contract is still in negotiation and would not discuss the possible sale price. USC had wanted at least $3 million for the property, which was purchased five years ago for extra dormitory space. But Development Properties Inc. of Columbia already has plans for the site, which include tearing down the hotel and putting a . $45 million, 27-level office building in its place. The proposed building will have 520,000 square feet of space to rent to tenants. If the project goes through Geiger, McElveen & Kennedy would be the architects for the building. CMA Construction Manage ment Inc. may manage the construction and Congaree Construction Co. of Columbia may build the facility. Development Properties is still negotiating with the construction firms. Development Properties President Bill McGill said plans are still tentative, at least until the group gets commitments from tenants. He said he expects to make a formal announcement later this year. TWO OF those tenants may be the state government and AT&T. AT&T is planning to consolidate its Columbia offices downtown, and more than one developer would like to provide those nffirps "We are now in the feasibility stage. We Classifies vish studies chair I Entertaii r board of directors and a trustee Features Hebrew Benevolent Society. Opinion . envisioned in a proposal Sports . . >ped by an ad hoc faculty com: in USC's College of Humanities Good Cre< ocial Sciences, the holder of the Loans is h ion Chair will develop an mic program in Jewish studies Mustard 1 erve as its director. Pretzels V THE past 20 years, interest in h? sh studies has increased ^ ? atically in American higher * ition, Jones said. Consistent with / ir programs that have been in- A/ j at more than 300 major U.S. 1/^ /Mia*- Un r\ a r J I ;CJ> UUU U11IVCISIIIC5 uvci lilt Jjasi ^ ars, USC's proposed program in h studies will be multifaceted. riding of $50,000 to $100,00 is it for each of the following: a T &U arship fund, library fund, visiting / Tfui reship, scholar-in-residence, I (\AJ arly research and publication, V ral program, summer institute for school teachers, and inter fait li uir and a Francis Salvador ty. ?? 1 tenants sought j itions continue ] , 1 arc going inrougn uic numner cruncmng, said Edwina Dunlap, market relations specialist with AT&T Information Systems. Dunlap said many office developers have talked to the company. AT&T wants to lease 60,000 to 80,000 square feet in a building where the company's logo would be highly visible, she said. I he company now has about 80,000 square feet in eight buildings. "THE DECISION hasn't been made yet," she said, although the company should know how much space it will want in 60 to 90 days. The state government, which is also looking at downtown space, received a proposal from Development Properties for 200,OCX) crinnrp in ihp hnilHino nlannpH for the Wade Hampton Hotel lot. The proposal is being evaluated and an answer should be ready in the next few weeks, said Charles Small, head of the pro- \ perty management division of the state Budget and Control Board. The project is one of many that downtown Columbia may see in the next year. A PARTNERSHIP including The Keenan Co., Baker & Baker Investments, Wilbur Smith. Claude Scarborough and Security Federal Savings and Loan have planned to place a 14- to 23-story office building at Washington and Sumter streets as well as an adjacent five-story building on Sumter. Southwind, Ltd. wants to put another building downtown, and one proposed site is at Hampton and Main streets, currently the location of The Mezzanine Restaurant and a drugstore. The Southwind building would be minimum 200,()0<) square feet. The Philadelphia company that developed the Palmetto Center, The Binswanger Co., may also construct a building downtown. All the projects are contingent on commitment from a primary tenant, like AT&T, however. Southwind's Jim Hollingsworth predicted downtown Columbia will need at least one new major office building by the end of 1985 to house expanding and consolidating businesses. Inside d 15 2 iment 9 8 7 12 dit.USC's default on National Direct Student lalf of what it was three years ago 5 lumor.Comedian David Brenner's book, "Soft I /ith Mustard," is a warm treat for his fans. 9 I ame!The east inpper deck was swaying Satur. Carolina 17, Georgia 10 12 Opus and the Bloom County gang return. Page 8. v